Anushka Thachil

Manager

At GAME, Anushka is working as Manager for the Women Entrepreneurship workstream.

Anushka graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 2020 with bachelors in economics and international politics, and a master’s in international affairs. Post-graduation, she worked for ERSA, a South African think-tank, as a consultant focussed on researching macro-economic policy questions.

As an intern for Jana Small Finance bank and her volunteering efforts in fundraising for social entrepreneurs in her college community, she developed a keen interest in empowering individuals through financial literacy and skill development. Anushka is enthusiastic about catalysing entrepreneurship as a means of economic development and believes that entrepreneurship can be a powerful tool for women empowerment.